Android Pie 9.0 for Nexus 5x is now available to download from a highly unstable pre-alpha build. It is not recommended for everyone to install but you can try if you want to see how Android Pie runs on Nexus 5x.

This AOSP build of Android Pie 9.0 for Nexus 5x is brought to you by argraur, anirudhgupta109 and the Sphinx kernel which is required for this ROM is brought to you by milouk.

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DISCLAIMER: ALMOST NOTHING WORKS ON THIS NEXUS 5X ANDROID PIE BUILD. MAKE SURE TO BACKUP EVERYTHING BEFORE INSTALLING THIS ANDROID PIE ROM ON NEXUS 5X.

– Installing a custom ROM requires unlocked bootloader on Nexus 5x, which may VOID your warranty and may delete all your data. Before proceeding further you may consider backup all data on the phone. – You are the only person making changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.

HOW TO FLASH/INSTALL ANDROID PIE 9.0 ON NEXUS 5X:

Follow this guide if you are flashing Android 9.0 Pie on Nexus 5x for the first time, or coming from any other ROM of any Android version:

Points to NOTE: – Try to avoid restoring apps backup using Titanium Backup. It may break things up. – Don’t restore system data using Titanium Backup! It will definitely break the current installation. – It is also discouraged to Restoring Apps + Data using Titanium Backup.

Boot into the TWRP custom Recovery to install this Android 9.0 Pie for Nexus 5x.

– Make sure to have a Custom recovery like a TWRP recovery or any other custom recovery. – If not then download the TWRP recovery from Downloads link and follow the TWRP Install Guide (it’s a generic guide which will work for TWRP or any other recovery)